Incubation Humidity

A very good article, especially for those wanting to start hatching their own. I consider myself a seasoned incubator of eggs, and I still learned something here, and it was also a great refresher. Nice job!

Thank you sooooo much. I especially needed to see that picture of the Janoel 848 with the high temperature reading and yet it was in accurate. I've only just started incubating this afternoon (same model) but tomorrow I'll go back and buy a separate hygrometer and thermometer to test it.
I have one question. How do I reduce the humidity in this particular unit if it's too high. I don't really want to take out the egg tray to soak up some water because it might be clumsy and affect the temperature etc. I thought about a straw LOL but I don't know if I can get it in there!!

Very helpful article

Great information, but it is a lot to take in, especially for a newbie. Perhaps a "quickstart guide" would be handy. Don't get me wrong, the information is good. But I got lost just trying to find what an average humidity should be for hatching chicken eggs.

Great article! Gives much needed info to us folks just getting into hatching! Thank you!

Thank you so much for help with humidity problems .Trying to hatch call duck eggs .

Very helpful article about Humidity in incubation

This article is very easy to understand. Humidity made simple, thanks.

Clear and easy to understand instructions how to calibrate your hygrometer, how the air-cell in an egg should look like and how the conditions in the 'bator should be. - Looking forward to hatch some ducklings next year and i will definitely refer back to this article.

I especially needed this and love how you simplified calibration . i will for sure be doing this my second go at hatching ducklings and taking these tips into that process

As a newbie, I really needed this! I haven't had the pleasure of using incubators yet as I'm still in the "rescuing waterfowl" mode.

Very informative thank you!

I really learned a lot in your article. Thank you for taking the time to share.

Thank you for sharing with such detail. It makes more sense once I understand what is happening inside the egg.

Very informative, excellent information. I learn a lot from this article and I know it is going to help me and others overcome the problems we have all faced about the use of Humidity with our incubators.

Very helpful, and I will take on board this advice for next time. So many sites suggest a high humidity for ducklings, but mine developed small air sacs, and drowned late in the shell....so this guide should help me lots next time. You could perhaps show a diagram for Muscovy eggs, as they develop more slowly than other duck eggs, so your air sac drawings are a little misleading when it comes to Muscovys. Otherwise a really good guide. Thanks again